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K. MURAKAMI.

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ATTORNEY WITH ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KAHN .MURAKAML 0F BERKELEY,ICALIIIFORNIA.`

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Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 11, 191 '1,

Application iled October 11, 1915. Serial No. 65,270.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, KAHN MURAKAMI, a subject of the Emperor of Japan,residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats, of which thefollowin is a specification.

My invention re ates to hats, and more particularly to the manner ofconstructing hats and has for its primary object the provision of acheap and durable material from which a hat may be formed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat built u of aplurality of strips of paper or the lile twisted and braided to providestrands which may be wound and lnterlaced to build up a hat.

With the above and other objects in View my invention resides preferablyin the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts ashereinafter set forth in the specification as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- 'Figure 1 is a plan view of the hat inprocess of forming, employing my improved strands;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the strips from which the twistedstrands are formed;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of one of the strips partly rolled or twisted;

Fig. 4.- is a perspective View of the hat in process of formationshowing my improved strands in use in another form, and' Fig. 5 is asectional View ci the arrangen ments of strands shown in Fig. 4.

Similar4 reference characters designate simllar parts throughout thevarious views of the drawings. Y

More specifically, my invention embodies a strip of paper or the likedesignated 1, said strip bein rolled or twisted as indicated at 2 inFig. 3 to provide a strand of pliable material easily woven or braidedto afford the strand from which my hat isl built up.

In Fig. 1, I have shown one manner in which the strip 1 may be employedto form a hat. In this formfa plurality of twisted strips are braided asindicated at 3 to rovide a single strand designated 4. l he Istrand 4,as shown to advantagp in Fig. 1,

is spirally wound to form, in t is instance,

the crown of the hat, the'hat being indi `r cated in dotted lines anddesignated 5.

4Whenthe crown .has been built up from the strand 4 the convolution ofsaid strand may be scwed or otherwise structurally connected so as toform a firm, yet pliable body. l

In Fig. 4, I have lllustrated another appllcation of my invention. Thestrand 1 is flattened as shown to advantage in Fig. 5 and interwoven asindicated at 6 in JFigs. 4 and 5. This will form the brimofthe hat andit will be seen that a cheap and Vdurable structure for the brim of thehat is thereby provided.

It is to be understood that while I have described the strandsy 1 asbeing of paper,

these strands may be of any strong and durable material and in someinstances ,I may utilize straw or ratan, braiding said strands in thesame manner in which the paper` strips are-braided. Furthermore, byforming the crown of a single strand of material which is co osedof'strips of aper twisted and braidied, and then spirally wound, anexceedingly pliable structure is afforded and also, one vwhich will.stand rough usage, due to the reinforced nature of the material fromwhich it is formed. The rim by being ,constructed from stri s of twistedmaterial which is wound and interwoven, presents a brim of sufcientstiffne to maintain the same in proper form and prevent sagging thereof;also, by forming the crown rof coil material, a great amount ofiiexibility is imparted thereto, thus, permitting the same to beadjusted to the head of the wearer.

' From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehenslve understanding of'the construction, use and application of .my invention as well as 'itsadvantages may be readily gathered and while I have shown and describedthesame` as embodying a specific structure, I reserve the right to makechanges therein which do not depart from the sp1r1t and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimedis: Y 1. As an article of manufacture, a hat comprising acrown' formed from s irally wound flexible strips of material w erebysaidcrown may yield slightly to conform in shape to the wearers head,and a briml wound flexible strips of material, whereby said crown mayyield slightly to accommodate different slzed and shaped heads, and ubrim formed upon said crown oom osed of flat interwoven strips, aplurality o the last mentioned strips extendln at right angles to theremaining strips of t e last mentioned strips, thereby presenting astiff brim which will hold its shape' irrespective of the yield- 10 ingof said crown, and the outer faces of said last mentioned stripsextending in substantially even planes, thereby causing said brimtopresent even surfaces.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

KAHN MURAKAMI.

Witnesses:

T. OKAWARA, A'. J. HENRY.

